Ships that brought Indian migrants to Suriname

Date of arrival

Ship's name

Year letter

Contract numbers

05/06/1873

Lalla Rookh

B

B/1

B/410

08/07/1873

Bengal

B

B/411

B/910

25/08/1873

Yorkshire

B

B/911

B/1642

08/11/1873

Mangalore

B

B/1643

B/2119

25/11/1873

Calcutta

B

B/2120

B/2541

13/01/1874

Kate Kellock

C

C/1

C/469

14/02/1874

Medea

C

C/470

C/953

08/04/1874

Howrah

C

C/954

C/1413

1875

year is missing

1876

year is missing

29/08/1877

Clive

F

F/1

F/327

16/08/1878

Zanzibar

G

G/1

G/700

1879

year is missing

06/02/1880

Ailsa I

I

I/1

I/323

26/11/1880

Ailsa II

I

I/324

I/785

14/03/1881

British Statesman I

J

J/1

J/428

09/01/1882

Ailsa III

K

K/1

K/471

13/01/1883

Sheila I

L

L/1

L/452

18/12/1883

British Statesman II

L

L/453

L/902

08/02/1884

British Nation I

M

M/1

M/509

13/04/1884

Ailsa IV

M

M/510

M/1006

27/08/1884

Laleham & Peshwa

M

M/1007

M/1611

12/12/1884

British Nation II

M

M/1612

M/2134

14/01/1885

Sheila II

N

N/1

N/532

1886

year is missing

18/01/1887

John Davie

P

P/1

P/360

1888

year is missing

03/01/1889

The Bruce

R

R/1

R/517 *

23/04/1889

Ganges

R

R/518

R/1098 *

23/11/1889

Elbe

R

R/1099

R/1747

27/04/1890

Erne I

S

S/1

S/634

17/11/1890

Rhine (Pale zeilschip)

S S/635 S/1275

17/05/1891

Hereford I

T

T/1

T/608

02/05/1892

Lena I

U

U/1

U/706

06/11/1892

British Peer

U

U/707

U/1240

19/04/1893

Hereford II

V

V/1

V/539

19/12/1893

Grecian I (Craisni)

V

V/544

V/1097

14/04/1894

Erne II

W

W/1

W/534

22/11/1894

Ems

W

W/535

W/1211

27/04/1895

Erne III

X

X/1

X/594

26/10/1895

Grecian II

X

X/595

X/1151

27/11/1895

Hereford III

X

X/1152

X/1623

10/04/1896

Mersey I

Y

Y/1

Y/659

17/12/1896

Hereford IV

Y

Y/674

Y/1181

1897

year is missing

13/04/1898

Avon I

Aa

Aa/1

Aa/616

27/04/1899

Erne IV

Bb

Bb/1

Bb/615

1900

year is missing

1901

year is missing

28-1-1902

Mersey II

Ee

Ee/1

Ee/679

28-3-1902

Lena II

Ee

Ee/680

Ee/1331

10-1-1903

Rhöne I

Ff

Ff/1

Ff/654

14-12-1904

Clide via Demerara

Gg

Gg/1

Gg/253

8-11-1905

Rhöne II

Hh

Hh/1

Hh/175

15-10-1906

Main

Ii

Ii/1

Ii/632

13-1-1907

Avon II

Jj

Jj/1

Jj/630

3-7-1907

Indus I

Jj

Jj/631

Jj/1456

4-11-1907

Indus II

Jj

Jj/1457

Jj/1674

17-2-1908

Ganges I

Kk

Kk/1

Kk/861

10-7-1908

Ganges II

Kk

Kk/862

Kk/1074

5-12-1908

Indus III

Kk

Kk/1074

Kk/1866

22-2-1909

Sutlej I

(Nw.-A'dam)

Ll/1

Ll

Ll/856

2-5-1909

Mutlah I

Ll

Ll/857

Ll/1424

27-1-1910

Sutlej II

Mm

Mm/1

Mm/476

1911

year is missing

7-4-1912

Ganges IV

Oo

Oo/1

Oo/436

14-5-1912

Mutlah II

Oo

Oo/437

Oo

Oo/747

8-7-1912

Chenab I

Oo

Oo/747

Oo/1200

23-6-1913

Mutlah III

Pp

Pp/1

Pp/645

7-7-1913

Chenab II

Pp

Pp/646

Pp/945

7-1-1914

Sutlej III

Qq

Qq/1

Qq/829

4-6-1914

Indus IV

Qq

Qq/830

Qq/1567

1915

year is missing

24-5-1916

Dewa

Ss

Ss/1

Ss/303

* = registers are badly damaged

Source: Immigration registers CBB, Paramaribo (see also: De Klerk, p. 71-73)